Abraham S F, Mira M, Beumont P J, Sowerbutts T D, Llewellyn-Jones D
Med J Aust. 1983 Sep 3;2(5):225-8. doi: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.1983.tb122429.x.
Disordered eating and weight-control behaviour is becoming increasingly common among adolescent girls. We studied four groups of young women aged between 15 and 27 years (106 school and university students, 50 ballet school students, 22 patients suffering from anorexia nervosa and 44 patients with bulimia). Our results suggest that most young women diet at some time and lose more than three kg in weight; that they may experience episodes of binge eating and "picking" behaviour; and that they wish to be thinner irrespective of their current body weight. Twenty per cent of young women may fulfil the criteria for an eating disorder (bulimia or anorexia nervosa) at some stage, however briefly, and about 7% abuse laxatives or diuretics in order to achieve a fashionably slim figure. We suggest that most young women may pass through a phase of what is currently called disordered eating, and that this is part of normal development and may not necessarily require treatment. The incidence of disordered eating is greater in those young women who are under pressure to maintain a low body weight.
饮食紊乱和体重控制行为在青春期女孩中越来越普遍。我们研究了四组年龄在15至27岁之间的年轻女性（106名中小学和大学生、50名芭蕾舞学校学生、22名神经性厌食症患者和44名贪食症患者）。我们的研究结果表明，大多数年轻女性在某个时候会节食，体重减轻超过3公斤；她们可能会经历暴饮暴食和“挑食”行为；而且无论她们目前的体重如何，都希望自己更瘦。20%的年轻女性在某个阶段可能符合饮食失调（贪食症或神经性厌食症）的标准，无论时间多么短暂，约7%的人滥用泻药或利尿剂以达到时尚的苗条身材。我们认为，大多数年轻女性可能会经历一个目前被称为饮食紊乱的阶段，这是正常发育的一部分，不一定需要治疗。在那些有保持低体重压力的年轻女性中，饮食紊乱的发生率更高。
